Circuit: Torres del Paine and San Pedro de Atacama, a unique experience

Validity: October to April.

Departures: Under request.

Day 01: Santiago

Reception at Santiago airport. Transfer to Hotel. Lodging.

Day 02: Punta Arenas – Otway Penguin colony - Puerto Natales

(We recommend the first flight to reach Punta Arenas before 12:00 hrs.). Reception at the Punta Arenas. Depart to Puerto Natales at 16:00 hrs.(249 km / 03 hours of trip) city visiting in the way Seno Otway Penguin Colony. Arrival at 22:00 hrs more or less to the city of Puerto Natales. Lodging.

Day 03: Torres del Paine National Park Excursion

Breakfast. At 07:30 hrs. departure from your hotel to begin the full day excursion to Torres del Paine National Park where we will have a panoramic view of Paine mountains as welcome. Also we will admire lakes such as Sarmiento, Nordenskjold and Pehoe. Its fauna will be present through guanacos and foxes, among others, and big variety of birds of easy observation during the trip. A short trek will take us to a big waterfall called Salto Grande which is part of park hidrographical net. Later, retaking the main way, it access to CONAF central office, to continue to Grey Lake, where after a 30 minutes walk through a millenium forest we will get to its beach to admire a great number leading offs floes from glacier. A box lunch is included. The end of this day will be dropping off in a Hosteria located in Serrano River area, border of the park. Accommodation.

Day 04: Trekking to the Base of the Towers or Navigation through Grey Lake

Breakfast. Excursión with English speaking guide to the Base of the Towers (we have other optional tours as well). Trekking of 8 hrs. (high difficulty) through a trail that goes into Ascencio Valley. It is possible to cross among lenga and coihues native forests. When the forest ends, the trekking will consists on big rocks that were in a moment crawled by a glacier. If the climatic conditions allow it, you will be a privileged tourist that could admire these three granite towers (South, Central and North Tower). After 1 hour of pictures and admiration, the bus returns to the Hosteria. Accommodation. This trip includes lunch type box lunch.

Navigation through Grey Lake

Breakfast. Transfer at 07:30 am from the Hosteria to Grey Lake area to start a sailing trip through Grey Lake up to get to the wonderful walls of Grey Glacier. This tour takes 3 hours round trip and depends on climatic conditions. It includes menu lunch in Hosteria Lago Grey. At 15:00 hrs, return to your Hosteria.

Notes: We recomend you to take the first navigation departing at 09:00 hrs. so you will be able to walk near Hosteria by your own during the afternoon.

Day 05: Sailing down Serrano River– Punta Arenas

Breakfast. At 09:00 you will start a sailing trip down Serrano River with zodiac boats with capacity for 10 people. It includes waterproof clothes. The route is 32 kms and it lasts 4 hours. It is possible to get a beautiful view of this area not so visited such as Tyndall and Geike Glaciers, leafy native forests and several places covered with snow. Ending this excursión you will arrive to Bernardo O’Higgins National Park where there is a walk to get closer Serrano Glacier. (1 hr.) At 14:00 there is a connection with a bigger vessel to return to Puerto Natales. It includes box lunch. Once in Puerto Natales, there is a next bus departing to Punta Arenas. Transfer to your Hotel. Accommodation and lodging (dinner is not included).

Day 06: Punta Arenas - Santiago

Transfer to Punta Arenas airport, flight to Santiago, transfer to Airport Hotel in Santiago, accomodation.

Day 07: Santiago – Calama – San Pedro de Atacama / Moon Valley

Transfer to airport, flight to Calama.

Reception at Calama and transfer to San Pedro de Atacama.

At 16:30 hrs, departure from the hotel to The Moon Valley. In the way which join San Pedro with Calama, stop for photographing the Salt Mountain from a viewing point. After in the moon valley, we will visit the salt statues “Las Tres Marías”, the salt mine, the salt caverns and we will look the evening since a big sand dune. Come back to hotel. Lodging.

Day 08: Atacama salt and Toconao town

Visit to Toconao town, typical handicrafts in the Atacama zone, also the San Lucas tower (National Monument and symbol of the town). The travel includes the visit to the Atacama salt, check in to Los Flamencos National Reserve. Evening in the Chaxas lagoon place. Come back to San Pedro de Atacama.

Day 09: Archeological Tour

Breakfast in the hotel. At 09:00 hrs. Visit to Pukará del Quitor, the salt mountain and the Catarpe (Incas) ruins. Arrive to the Tulor ruins with more than 3000 years old. Come back to San Pedro for the Séquitor Ayllu. Come back to hotel at 13:00 hrs.

Day 10: Geyser and Towns / Calama

Departure at 04:00 am from the hotel. Arrive at 07:00 to the Tatio Geysers (4.320 m). Breakfast and trekking to the different geysers and thermal swimming pool. Visit to the Caspana Town (old town and church), the Lasana Pukará, and the petroglyphics in the Loa river valley, the Coya Inca lagoon and the church in Chiu-Chiu town. Come back to Calama at 16:00hrs. Transfer to Calama airport to take the flight to Santiago. Reception at Santiago airport and transfer to selected hotel, lodging.

Day 11:

Breakfast in hotel and transfer to airport.

End of services.